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    I don’t like getting up too early unless I have to. When you’re filming, you’ve got make-up on, which doesn’t happen often. As I’m not filming at present I’ll get up at 8.30.

    Work normally means Matt coming over to my house about 10 am. We’re writing at the moment. We’ll chat for a bit before going to my study. One of us will have an idea for a sketch (梗概), we’ll talk about the characters and when we feel we have enough we’ll start writing.

    Matt and I met at the National Youth Theatre in 1990 and started doing shows together in ’95, at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. We know we’re onto something if we’ve made each other laugh, and that’s a really special moment. It’s not always like that, but we’re comfortable enough with each other that we can be honest and go. Some days you’re not in the mood to be funny—like writing when my dad was dying of cancer, or when Matt was separating from his partner.

    We stop for lunch and sometimes go to Wagamama in Camden, but the last time we were followed by paparazzi (狗仔队), which gets you down—who wants to be pictured eating noodles?

    When I’m not writing with Matt I work on other projects. My second children’s book comes out later in the year. It’s called Mr. Stink. The first one I dedicated to my three-year-old nephew, Eddie. Both books have been illustrated by Quentin Blake; it’s been a thrill to work with him—like 20 years ago reading a Roald Dahl book and looking at those drawings, then one day that person illustrates your work… magical.

    At 5 I go swimming in Soho. My trainer makes me do horrible exercises, but I always feel better after.

    Being in all day, I like to go out in the evening and look smart, but not like I’ve come out of the City. I’m a tall, broad guy and well-dressed.

    For dinner I’ll meet friends. When you’re a single guy it’s great to have some good female friends. Or I might take my mum to the theatre, as I know she really appreciates it. I like watching TV comedy shows to see what everyone’s doing. When you see something impressive it makes you work harder. I also love Larkin’s poems: they don’t try to transcend (超越) the commonplace; they’re much more straightforward.

    Poetry is great to dip into before going to bed, rather than falling asleep reading a novel and being confused over what you’ve read or not. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in seven years; unfortunately, I rely on pills. I’ve tried everything. If I could wish anything for myself, I’d wish I could sleep better.

    1.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

    A. the author spends much time with his friends

    B. the author and Matt are both famous in the district

    C. the author doesn’t care much about what to wear

    D. the author works at home and seldom goes out every day

    2.Where does the passage most likely appear?

    A. In a travel diary.                       B. In a news column.

    C. In an online diary.                    D. In a research paper.

    3.Why does the author read some poetry before going to bed?

    A. Because poetry can often bring him some funny ideas.

    B. Because poetry is much easier to understand than novels.

    C. Because poetry is very abstract and reflects unusual things.

    D. Because poetry can be of some help for him to kill time.

    4.What might be the best title for the passage?

    A. A day’s work with Matt                 B. A new life-style 

    C. A life in the day                       D. A good way to write

     

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    　　“Keep your eyes on the ball．”That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life．“Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’d put it．But people are funny．They think too much about the details．

    　　I had a secretary once．She was very hardworking．I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses．Berry used to get angry at the phone．“If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout．

    　　People just don’t see the big picture．One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train．I was feeling tired．My eyes fell on the paper spread out in front of him．You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder?

    　　I read the page and leaned back．I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it．After a while, I realized－he wasn’t turning the page．He just kept on reading．

    　　Now if you knew the rag he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway．The layout was mostly pictures．So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly．”

    　　“What do you mean?” he asked．“Well,” I told him,” I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten．And you are still reading．You know,” I went on” If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done．”He remained silent for a minute or two．“If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station．”

    (1)

    What did the secretary think of the students calling up to enroll?

    [　　]

    A．

    She thought they needed her help．

    B．

    She thought getting more students enrolled was more important．

    C．

    She thought her work was more important．

    D．

    She thought her boss needed her typing finished soon．

    (2)

    The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    she didn’t put first thing first

    B．

    she was too busy

    C．

    she was easy to get angry

    D．

    she couldn’t finish her work on time

    (3)

    The train rider read newspaper ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    to absorb information

    B．

    to enjoy pictures

    C．

    to save time

    D．

    to kill time

    (4)

    The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    what to read first

    B．

    how to read fast

    C．

    what is important

    D．

    what is funny

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    About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
    In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “ Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
    Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
    My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?
    He was angry: “ Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
    No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
    Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “ those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
    As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
    Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places- something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
    【小题1】The teacher asked the author to his office________.

    A．to work out a study plan for Scola
    B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten
    C．to discuss Scola’s in-class performance
    D．to find a language partner for Scola
    【小题2】What does the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably  mean?
    A．AttendingB．DisturbingC．BreakingD．Following
    【小题3】The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.
    A．positiveB．criticalC．casualD．passive
    【小题4】This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.
    A．geographyB．medicineC．historyD．education

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    About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.

    In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “ Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”

    Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.

    My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?

    He was angry: “ Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”

    No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”

    Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “ those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.

    As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。

    Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places- something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.

    1.The teacher asked the author to his office________.

    A．to work out a study plan for Scola

    B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten

    C．to discuss Scola’s in-class performance

    D．to find a language partner for Scola

    2.What does the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably  mean?

    A．Attending         B．Disturbing         C．Breaking          D．Following

    3.The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.

    A．positive           B．critical            C．casual            D．passive

    4.This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.

    A．geography         B．medicine          C．history            D．education

     

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    　　As a frequent traveler, my goal for each trip is to travel light．Despite(尽管)thoughtful planning, I can't always get my packing right, ending up taking more than I need．Work is like that, too．We often bring too much baggage．It may not look like baggage, but it weighs us down just the same．

    　　I've found, after twenty years of management, most people bring suitcases full of self-doubt(缺乏自信的), old problems from old relationships and self-fulfilling(相信一定会发生的)forecasts to work every day, and it stifles(抑制)them．Most people let past work experience decide their future ones．

    　　They're like the travelers in a story that I once heard．One day a young man stopped his car on the side of the road．An elderly woman paused from her gardening as he approached(靠近)．“I'm thinking of moving to this town,”he told her,“and I was wondering if you could tell me what the people are like here．”“Well”she said,“what were the people like where you live before?”“Demanding and competitive, and not very helpful,”he said．“Well”she told him,“I think you'll find people the same way here．”

    　　A little while later another man stopped and approached the woman．Again she was asked what the townspeople were like and again she asked the traveler what his experience had been where he lived before．“Oh, the people were great．Everyone was helpful and supportive－a real community．”“You'll find people the same way here,”she said．

    　　People who are winning at work are like the second traveler．They know that they tend to get what they expect from work(and life), and if they have emotional baggage and poor expectations, they will get poor results．

    　　They also know how to travel light．They've learned what essentials to pack．They bring to work only those skills and experience that will positively impact(影响)their work and the future．They leave the rest of their baggage behind．Want to win at work?Travel light．

    (1)

    What will affect most people at work?

    [　　]

    A．

    They can't get their packing right．

    B．

    They often bring too much baggage to travel．

    C．

    They are burdened by past work experience．

    D．

    They don't believe in themselves．

    (2)

    What can we learn about the second traveler in the story?

    [　　]

    A．

    He is commanding and indifferent to his townspeople．

    B．

    He is good at getting along well with people and management．

    C．

    He will win at work and make a lot of money．

    D．

    He will bring helpful experience with him to do a better job．

    (3)

    What is the main difference between the two travelers in the story?

    [　　]

    A．

    The first traveler is young and rich, and the second one is not．

    B．

    The first traveler is polite, while the second one is impolite．

    C．

    They hold different attitudes towards their townspeople．

    D．

    They have different relationships with the woman．

    (4)

    What's the function of the story in the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    To arouse the readers' attention．

    B．

    To make readers amused．

    C．

    To show that the author knows a lot．

    D．

    To express the author's ideas more clearly

    (5)

    What's the best title for the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Get Your Packing Right

    B．

    Travel Light to Work

    C．

    Working Is Like Traveling

    D．

    Forget Your Past

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